Taiwan-based advertising technology developer Appier secured an additional $19.5m from investors including Singapore state-owned investment firm Temasek Holdings yesterday, bringing its total series B fundraising haul to $42.5m. Temasek invested through its private equity firm Pavilion Capital, which participated in the extension alongside investment firms WI Harper Group, FirstFloor Capital, and Qualgro. In November 2015,… Continue reading Appier’s series B haul rises to $42.5m
Month: December 2016
AngelList catches Product Hunt
The deal is reportedly worth $20m and provides an exit to Alphabet’s GV unit, which contributed to a $1m seed round in 2014.
Glossier puts on $24m series B
WME-backed Glossier has added $24m to its coffers, two years after securing $8.4m in series A capital.
Cerevance thinks up $21.5m series A
Takeda has supported a series A round for Cerevance as the company is spun out of Rockefeller University’s Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
ODG augments $58m series A
US-based smart glasses producer Osterhout Design Group (ODG) closed a $58m series A round yesterday backed by media company 21st Century Group and electronic components manufacturer Shenzhen O-Film Tech. Vanfund Urban Investment & Development and assorted angel investors also supplied funds. 21st Century Fox was first reported as an investor in the round in January… Continue reading ODG augments $58m series A
Auque and d’Halluin to pilot Airbus investments
Airbus Group, a Netherlands-based multinational aerospace and defence corporation, has shaken up its corporate venturing leadership and appointed François Auque and Thomas d’Halluin to lead the European and US venture investment activities, respectively. Their appointment followed the departure of Tim Dombrowski, CEO of Airbus Ventures, and its partner, Heikki Mäkijärvi, who said, via his LinkedIn profile, he had left… Continue reading Auque and d’Halluin to pilot Airbus investments
Century Pacific to exit Shakey’s Pizza in $79m IPO
Processed food conglomerate Century Pacific Food Group is set to exit the Philippines-based owner of the local Shakey’s pizza franchise when it lists on the stock exchange, Reuters reported on Tuesday. Shakey’s Pizza Asia Ventures (Spavi) aims to raise P3.96bn ($79.7 million) when it lists on the Philippine Stock Exchange on December 15. Shares in Spavi… Continue reading Century Pacific to exit Shakey’s Pizza in $79m IPO
Zai Laboratory helps treat DMed to $8m
DMed provides contract clinical research services and will use the cash injection to hire additional assurance and clinical operations staff.
Sabella rides $8.5m wave
The tidal turbine company secured funding from investors including Farinia and IWF Group as it aims to expand internationally.
AttackIQ tackles $8.8m series A
US-based cybersecurity technology producer AttackIQ closed a $8.8m series A round yesterday that included Qualcomm Ventures and Telstra Ventures, the respective investment units of chip maker Qualcomm and telecoms firm Telstra. Venture capital firm Index Ventures also contributed capital to the round. Founded in 2014, AttackIQ has built a platform, dubbed FireDrill, that lets enterprise… Continue reading AttackIQ tackles $8.8m series A
Amazon launches Alexa accelerator
The e-commerce company has joined forces with Techstars to establish a 13-week program focused on artificial intelligence.
Grokker meditates on series B
Grokker, which offers on-demand fitness, yoga and cooking video tutorials, has added Comcast to its shareholders.
Civis Analytics joins $22m series A community
US-based data science platform provider Civis Analytics raised $22m in a series A round yesterday from a consortium that included telecoms firm Verizon’s investment subsidiary Verizon Ventures and advertising agency WPP. The round was led by Drive Capital, while Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of conglomerate Alphabet, also committed cash. Schmidt previously provided an undisclosed amount… Continue reading Civis Analytics joins $22m series A community
OpenDoor welcomes $210m series D
US-based property selling platform OpenDoor yesterday received $210m in series D capital from investors including diversified conglomerate Access Industries, according to TechCrunch. The round was led by Norwest Venture Partners, a VC firm managing funds for financial services firm Wells Fargo, with participation from New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Khosla Ventures, GGV Capital, FifthWall, Lakestar, SVC… Continue reading OpenDoor welcomes $210m series D